Hear All About ItNov 2

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About

Last year, Fran quit his full-time ad job to put full-time efforts into writing, editing, researching, documenting, convening, and uplifting the lives of queer people. Fran has been invited to speak at establishments like Juilliard, Harvard, Yale, Vassar, and for companies like Urban Outfitters, Buzzfeed, NYC Pride, Out in Tech, and Instagram. He is also hired to write, create content, and develop experiences for brands like Airbnb, Ace Hotel, Cadillac, Nike, The Standard, HBO, Banana Republic, Express, Sephora, Truth, Squarespace, Indigo Hotel Group, and The Jane Goodall Institute.

As the Executive Editor of Hello Mr., he wrote, edited, and curated the wide array of queer content and talent alongside the founder while also working across events and partnerships for the publication for 5 years.

As the co-creator and co-host of Food 4 Thot, Fran generates weekly episodes with his co-hosts on topics of race, identity, and sex. He also launched their full marketing campaign, reaching #19 on the iTunes charts in their first month, with mentions in The New Yorker, The New York Times, NPR, Vice, Buzzfeed, GLAAD, Apple, and AV Club.

With what spare time he has, he's developing his pet project, Communion, a queer artist collective that develops experiences, fundraisers, and event series exclusively for queer people. He is also working on two book projects — a novel and a book of essays — and is actively seeking a literary agent. He is also Latinx (Mexican, Spanish, and Puerto Rican), which he is only adding to his bio for SEO purposes, so his name comes up when white editors try to Google their way into hiring writers of color.